Bronzed plaster figural torcheres by Humphrey Hopper
Humphrey Hopper (English, 1765-1844), pair of bronzed plaster figural torcheres, c. 1806, featuring a classical female figure of ebonised plaster with a wreath of grapes and leaves, holding up an electrified lamp emerging from a handful of grapes, inscribed 'Dec (?) 1806 H Hopper London', (A/F) restored (2), height 38.58 in. width 11.81 in. depth 14.17 in. Provenance: The collection of Dr. Henry Mackellar Michelmore, Sydney
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